List of King's College London alumni

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This list of King's College London alumni comprises notable graduates as well as non-graduate former, and current, students. It also includes those who may be considered alumni by extension, having studied at institutions later merged with King's College London. It does not include those whose only connection with the college is (i) being a member of the staff or (ii) the conferral of an honorary degree or honorary fellowship.

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Government and politics

Heads of state and government

Prime Minister of Jordan Marouf al-Bakhit (PhD, 1990) Maroufalbakhit.jpg
Prime Minister of Jordan Marouf al-Bakhit (PhD, 1990)
President and Prime Minister of the Seychelles France-Albert Rene (LLB, 1957) France-Albert Rene, June 2014.jpg
President and Prime Minister of the Seychelles France-Albert René (LLB, 1957)
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Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Sir Lynden Pindling Prime Minister (1969–1992)
Premier (1967–1969)
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Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands Augustus Jaspert Governor (2017–) [3]
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos President (2003–2008) [4]
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Glafcos Clerides President (1993–2003) [5] [6]
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton Governor (1955–1957) [7]
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands Nigel Phillips Governor (2017–) [8]
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel Governor-General (1957–1960) [9]
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Ed Davis Governor (2016–) [10]
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Maurice Bishop President (1979–1983) [11]
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Abd al-Rahman al-Bazzaz Prime Minister (1965–1966) [12]
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Michael Collins Chairman of the Irish Provisional Government (1922) [13] [14]
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Marouf al-Bakhit Prime Minister (2005–2007; 2011) [15] [16]
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Natalia Gherman Acting Prime Minister (2015) [17] [18]
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis Sir Lee Moore Prime Minister (1979–1980) [19]
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sir Sydney Gun-Munro Governor (1976–1979)
Governor-General (1979–1985)
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Flag of the Seychelles.svg Seychelles France-Albert René Prime Minister (1976–1977)
President (1977–2004)
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Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands Martin Bourke Governor (1993–1996) [23]
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands John Freeman Governor (2016–) [24]
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Godfrey Binaisa President (1979–1981) [25]

United Kingdom

Current Members of the House of Commons

Current Members of the House of Lords

Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey (BD, 1962) Archbishop george carey1.jpg
Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey (BD, 1962)
Crossbench peer Lord Carlile (LLB, 1969) Official portrait of Lord Carlile of Berriew crop 2.jpg
Crossbench peer Lord Carlile (LLB, 1969)

Other UK politicians

Speaker of the House of Commons James Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater (AKC) JW Lowther by Laszlo.jpg
Speaker of the House of Commons James Lowther, 1st Viscount Ullswater (AKC)
Speaker of the House of Commons Horace King, Baron Maybray-King (BA, 1922; PhD, 1940) Horace King in Bonn, 1966.jpg
Speaker of the House of Commons Horace King, Baron Maybray-King (BA, 1922; PhD, 1940)
Sidney Webb, Labour peer and co-founder of the London School of Economics Sidney Webb.jpg
Sidney Webb, Labour peer and co-founder of the London School of Economics

Other politicians

Europe

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov (MA, 1996) Nickolay Mladenov.JPG
UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov (MA, 1996)
Czech Defence Minister Jiri Sedivy (MA, 1994) Jiri Sedivy.jpg
Czech Defence Minister Jiří Šedivý (MA, 1994)

Americas

Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Anne McLellan (LLM, 1975) FEMA - 14172 Anne McLellan cropped.jpg
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Anne McLellan (LLM, 1975)

Asia

President of the United Nations General Assembly Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (LLB, 1914) Muhammad Zafarullah Khan.jpg
President of the United Nations General Assembly Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (LLB, 1914)
Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim (PhD, 1994) Rais Yatim cropped.jpg
Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim (PhD, 1994)

Middle East

Africa

Vice President of Sierra Leone Abdulai Conteh (LLB, 1969) Abdulai Conteh.png
Vice President of Sierra Leone Abdulai Conteh (LLB, 1969)
Vice President of Kenya Michael Kijana Wamalwa (LLB, 1968) Wamalwapotr.jpg
Vice President of Kenya Michael Kijana Wamalwa (LLB, 1968)

Oceania

Diplomatic service

British Ambassador to Sweden Judith Gough (MA, 2012) Judith Gough.jpg
British Ambassador to Sweden Judith Gough (MA, 2012)

Royalty and nobility

Napoleon, Prince Imperial, the only son of Emperor Napoleon III, studied physics before joining the British Army Prince Imperial, 1878, Londres, BNF Gallica.jpg
Napoléon, Prince Imperial, the only son of Emperor Napoleon III, studied physics before joining the British Army

Lawyers and judges

Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago Faris Al-Rawi (LLM) Faris Al-Rawi, 2017.png
Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago Faris Al-Rawi (LLM)
Attorney General of Jamaica Marlene Malahoo Forte (LLM, 1999) Marlene Malahoo Forte.jpg
Attorney General of Jamaica Marlene Malahoo Forte (LLM, 1999)
Attorney General of Bermuda Trevor Moniz (LLB, 1975) Trevor Moniz.jpg
Attorney General of Bermuda Trevor Moniz (LLB, 1975)
Judge of the International Court of Justice Patrick Lipton Robinson (LLM, 1972) Patrick L Robinson.jpg
Judge of the International Court of Justice Patrick Lipton Robinson (LLM, 1972)

Police and security specialists

Armed forces

First Sea Lord Tony Radakin (MA, 2000) Tony Radakin.jpg
First Sea Lord Tony Radakin (MA, 2000)
Chief of the Air Staff Sir Michael Wigston (MA, 2004) Marshal Wigston inspects (cropped).jpg
Chief of the Air Staff Sir Michael Wigston (MA, 2004)

Academics

Heads of institutions

Sir Anthony Seldon (PGCE, 1983) Anthony Seldon.jpg
Sir Anthony Seldon (PGCE, 1983)

Historians

Theologians

Others

Polymath Sir Francis Galton (Medicine, 1839) Francis Galton 1850s.jpg
Polymath Sir Francis Galton (Medicine, 1839)

Scientists

Biologists

Winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Michael Houghton (Ph.D 1977) co-discoverered of Hepatitis C in 1989 Prof Michael Houghton.jpg
Winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Michael Houghton (Ph.D 1977) co-discoverered of Hepatitis C in 1989
Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Michael Levitt (BSc, 1967) Nobel Prize 17 2013.jpg
Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Michael Levitt (BSc, 1967)
Raymond Gosling (PhD, 1954) took Photograph 51 which was critical evidence in identifying the structure of DNA Raymond Gosling.jpg
Raymond Gosling (PhD, 1954) took Photograph 51 which was critical evidence in identifying the structure of DNA

Botanists

Computer scientists

Chemists

Earth scientists

Medicine

1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate and President of the Royal Society Sir Frederick Hopkins (Medicine) Frederick Gowland Hopkins nobel.jpg
1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate and President of the Royal Society Sir Frederick Hopkins (Medicine)
1951 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate Max Theiler (Medicine) Max Theiler nobel.jpg
1951 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate Max Theiler (Medicine)

Nurses

Physicists and astronomers

Theorist of the Higgs boson and winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics Peter Higgs (BSc, 1950; MSc, 1952; PhD, 1954) Peter higgs chalkboard.jpg
Theorist of the Higgs boson and winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics Peter Higgs (BSc, 1950; MSc, 1952; PhD, 1954)

Zoologists

Mathematicians

Religion

Archbishops & Primates

Catholic Archbishop of Addis Abeba Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel detail.jpg
Catholic Archbishop of Addis Abeba Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (BD, 1965, MTh 1966) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 Desmond tutu wef.jpg
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (BD, 1965, MTh 1966) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984

Bishops

Archdeacons

Deans

Dean of Christ Church, Oxford Martyn Percy (PhD, 1993) The Very Revd Professor Martyn Percy.jpg
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford Martyn Percy (PhD, 1993)

Other religious figures

Arts and media

Authors

Science fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke (BSc, 1948) Arthur C. Clarke (1982).jpg
Science fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke (BSc, 1948)
Writer and philosopher Alain de Botton (MPhil, 1992) Alain de Botton.jpg
Writer and philosopher Alain de Botton (MPhil, 1992)
Novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (French, 1863) Thomashardy restored.jpg
Novelist and poet Thomas Hardy (French, 1863)
Author and poet Sir Michael Morpurgo (BA, 1967) Michael Morpurgo 20090315 Salon du livre 1.jpg
Author and poet Sir Michael Morpurgo (BA, 1967)
Dramatist Sir W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan (BA, 1856) Gilbert-GS-Big.JPG
Dramatist Sir W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan (BA, 1856)
Writer Virginia Woolf (Languages, 1901) George Charles Beresford - Virginia Woolf in 1902 - Restoration.jpg
Writer Virginia Woolf (Languages, 1901)
*Dannie Abse – writer and poet

Media, Entertainment, Film and Theatre

Impressionist and comedian Rory Bremner (BA, 1984) Rory Bremner at the Savoy 2007.jpg
Impressionist and comedian Rory Bremner (BA, 1984)
Oscar-winning actress Greer Garson (BA, 1926) Greer Garson-publicity.JPG
Oscar-winning actress Greer Garson (BA, 1926)

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Journalists

Journalist Martin Bashir (Religious History, 1985) MartinBashir.jpg
Journalist Martin Bashir (Religious History, 1985)

Musicians

Grammy Award-winning conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner (CAMS, 1966) John Eliot Gardiner at rehearsal in Wroclaw cropped portrait.jpeg
Grammy Award-winning conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner (CAMS, 1966)
Golden Globe-winning composer Michael Nyman (BMus, 1971) Flickr - nicogenin - 66eme Festival de Venise (Mostra) (43).jpg
Golden Globe-winning composer Michael Nyman (BMus, 1971)

Artists and photographers

Business and economics

Oil magnate and philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian Calouste Gulbenkian photo.jpg
Oil magnate and philanthropist Calouste Gulbenkian

Sport

Four-times Olympic medal winner Dame Katherine Grainger (PhD, 2013) Katherine Grainger Parade.jpg
Four-times Olympic medal winner Dame Katherine Grainger (PhD, 2013)
Harry Gem, inventor of the lawn tennis Capt. Harry Gem.jpg
Harry Gem, inventor of the lawn tennis

Architects

Sir Banister Fletcher, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects Philpot, Glyn Warren; Sir Banister Fletcher (1866-1953), PRIBA, FSA; The Royal Institute of British Architects.jpg
Sir Banister Fletcher, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects

Engineers

Famous civil engineer Sir John Wolfe-Barry, whose project was the building of the now iconic London Tower Bridge JohnWolfeBarry2.jpg
Famous civil engineer Sir John Wolfe-Barry, whose project was the building of the now iconic London Tower Bridge

Educators

Other

Sir Ivison Macadam, KCLSU President in 1922 and became the Founding President of the UK's National Union of Students Sir Ivison Macadam.jpg
Sir Ivison Macadam, KCLSU President in 1922 and became the Founding President of the UK's National Union of Students
Thomas Armitage, founder of the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) Thomas Armitage.jpg
Thomas Armitage, founder of the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)

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